Effects of increasing concentrations of glycerol in concentrate diets on nutrient digestibility, methane emissions, growth, fatty acid profiles, and carcass traits of lambs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 829-837

  Avila Stagno, J ^a,b,c   Chaves, A V ^a   He, M L ^b   Harstad, O M ^d   Beauchemin, K A ^b   McGinn, S M ^b   McAllister, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biodiesel co products; Digestibility; Finishing lambs; Methane; Trans fatty acids

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLYCEROL; METHANE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROL; METHANE; SHEEP;

EID: 84882732322     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5215     Document Type: Article

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